WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A independent study of the financial costs and benefits of Wall Street ‘stress tests’ could be released as soon as Tuesday and may strengthen calls to reform U.S. banking rules, said sources familiar with the report.

Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on a rainy morning in New York City, U.S., October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The Federal Reserve conducts a review each year of how the largest U.S. banks could fare during a financial crisis and the Government Accountability Office has been studying that work for two years.

The report will suggest about 15 ways that the Federal Reserve would be able to improve the openness of its yearly review and reduce some of the regulatory burden, sources familiar with the report said.

Although the GAO findings are non-binding, they could exert some influence on an impending debate about whether some financial regulations are unduly costly to the financial sector.

President-elect Donald Trump has said that he wants to ease federal regulations.

A police officer keeps watch in front of the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S. on October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, asked for the study in September 2014 and has urged the Fed to cooperate.